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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2015
Astra Tech Ab, Mölndal, SE;
Göran Fröjd, Göteborg, SE;
Marie-Josée Michon-Gente, Göteborg, SE;
ASTRA TECH AB, Mölndal, SE;
Abstract
A catheter, and preferably a urinary catheter, is disclosed, comprising an elongate shaft with a catheter insertion end and a flared connector connected to the elongated shaft opposite to the catheter insertion end. The flared connector forms a catheter connector end. Further, a gripping sleeve is fixedly connected to the flared connector, and arranged to enclose at least part of, and preferably essentially the whole, flared connector, apart from the catheter connector end. Hereby, a standard catheter can easily be customized for various use situations and users with different needs, in terms of e.g. gripping and manipulation possibilities. A method for producing such a customized catheter is also disclosed.